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Message: [QUOTE="OttoinGrotto, post: 5663719, member: 297"] Has it though? Yes, he's shown his first inclination is to look for a shot and he's weak defensively, but most of his minutes have come with a very offensively challenged lineup and one can argue he's played the role of bench scorer pretty well relative to other guys in their roles. The three man sub rotation he's part of makes a strange lineup. Any minutes he's played with Souare have basically been 4 on 5 since the best Souare can scrape together is a lob attempt every 4 games. Typically Anthony comes on when our best point guard, George, comes off, so he doesn't benefit from playing in our best offense. Leaving Kiyan with JJ as the other guard, who very much is more comfortable as an on ball guard (still, as a senior) and isn't someone we really want kicking to on the perimeter anyway. Betsey is a good option to pass to for threes and when White is on the floor he's not a zero on offense, but his offensive game is mostly rim running. So who on that lineup do you want taking shots more than Kiyan? JJ if he's driving effectively (not consistent)? Betsey if we can get him an open look? White for an alleyoop? That's the list. The fact Kiyan has played as well as he has should be a credit to him instead of him getting slagged for still needing some refinement as a freshman. And I don't want to say that Melo can do no wrong but Melo sacrificed his personal finances to build us the Melo Center and he trusted his son and legacy to us. He's done something nobody else in program history has done and that's still not enough for him to get the benefit of the doubt from our "fans." Just a baffling lack of acknowledgement and respect for the resources and relationships needed to build the program back. [/QUOTE]

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